5 Worst Wrestling Matches Of 1996

#2 Ultimate Warrior vs. Goldust – In Your House 6

It’s questionable whether you’d even call this a ‘wrestling match’ because there was so little actual ‘wrestling’. And I don’t mean complicated chain-grappling or clever ring psychology; I mean actual moves or action of any sort.

This match went over seven-and-a-half minutes with almost nothing happening whatsoever. There was considerable stalling and walking around the ring and up the entrance ramp. They stalled even further as Goldust taunted the audience and cut a promo with Warrior inside the ring.

Ultimately, the ‘match’ ended via countout, which left people confused as they wondered if the contest had ever started in the first place.

This match proved that Warrior was so limited in the ring that he was forced to ‘wrestle’ in gimmicked ‘matches’ that were long on theatrics and short on athleticism. It proved that Warrior was in a bad place by 1996, and didn’t really earn the top billing that went with his name, especially when segments like this were put together.